Luggage carrier for



A. BARK.

LUGGAGE CARRIER FURVAUTOIVIOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11. 1919.

1,3 1 0,593 n PatentedJuly 22, 1919.

m v *NWHREW BMW Wzm ANDREW BARK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

LUGGAGE-CARRIER FOE AUTOMOBILES.

.Bpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, rare.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial N6. 283,263.

To all whom it may concern:

' and gate supporting member attachable to I which Be it known that I,ANDREW, BARK, a citizen of the, United States, residing at Seattle, inthe county of King and State of Washington, have invented a new anduseful Lug age-Carrier for Automobiles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in luggage carriersfor automobiles which devices are detachably mounted to the front andrear mud guards,

the running board, or either of them, for carrying parcels or the like.

I attain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in

Figure 1 represents a section of a clamp a mud guar of an automobile,the same being drawn on line araz of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of said clamp and gate supporting member.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the mud guards and running .board of anautomobile showing the carrier attached to the mud guards.

Fig. 4 isa modified form of the carrier as attached to the mud guardsand running board of an automobile.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts the line m--rv being drawn onthat section of the device as shown in Fig. 1. 1 is the head or gatesupporting member, substantially semicircular in form, provided with aplurality of openings 2,22", 2", and slots 3 and 3'. 4, 5* and 6represent three arms, their free ends extending in a plane substantiallyat right angles with the head 1. These arms are an integral part of thebase and are bent, as shown' at 7, to substantially conform to the outerside flange of a' mud guard. This bight will vary somewhat, in adaptingthe device to different forms of guards. The arm 5 extends in a planeslightly above that occupied by the arms 4: and 6 in order to make itconform more snugly to the inner surface of a mud guard.

. the device tightly in 8 represents a. member substantially L shaped,carrying a plurality of openings, 9 and 9, in its upper portion. Thismember is slidably engaged in the art 10, and adj ustably held inposition by the winged bolt 11. An inverted L shaped member, 12, Fig. 1,with an offset too at the upper end and an offset arm at the lower end,is attached to the member 8, serving as a reinforcement or brace andalso as a handle for adjusting said last mentioned member in differentpositions. The application of this brace is optional, as the clamp isoperative without it. A winged bolt 13 extends through said arm and theL shaped member 8, said bolt being threaded in themember 8 androtatingly attached'to the clamping member 14, carrying at the un'derside felt or other suitable material, 15 and 15', adapted to engage theupper surface of a mud guard.

In applying the device as shown in Fig. 3, the arms 4, 5 and 6 areextended underneat-h the outer edge of the front mud guard, the bond 7fitting said edge and the flan e snugly. The L shaped member 8 and t eclamping member 14 are then slidably adjusted to the upper surface ofthe mud guard, 8 is clamped in position by the winged bolt 11, and theclamping member 14 by means of the winged bolt 13 clamps (position onthe mud guard, leaving the bee extending as shown in Fig. 3. Anotherclamping and gate holding device identical in construction with thefirst is oppositely located over the rear mud guard, as shown 1D. Fig.3. Gates of different descriptions can beused in this device, but inthis Fig. 3 straps 16 and 16' are. utilized for inclosing sections ofthe mud guards and the running board as a carrier. These are fastened tothe holes 2, 2', 9 or 9', by means of hooks extending from the ends ofthe straps. If desired, stra s can be inserted in the slots 3 and 3, wooen slats, rods, metal strips, a wooden gate, or other means can beattached to the gate holding members 1 by winged bolts or other devices,for the pur-- pose of inclosing the running board and mud guards as aluggage carrier.

Fig. 4 illustrates a modified form of my invention. The clamping and teholding members aremounted ashereto' ore; to them is attached by wingedbolts, or other means, the rods 17 and 17 which are provided with aplurality of holes to permit adjustment in different positions on thegate holding members. A clampingand auxiliary gate holding member 18 isalso provided for the running board. This device is identical with thatshown in Fig. 1, except that the bight illustrated at 7 of Fig. 1, inthis clamping and auxiliary gate holding member is now a bendsubstantially at right angles, and the arms are all in the same plane soas to conform to the outer ed e and lower surface of the running board.a plurality of openings, is bolted to this member to afford additionalsupport to the gate. If*desired this member 18, with or without the rod19, can "be attached to the running board and a gate attached to t whichwill inclose the running board and sections of the guards, without theuse of any other clamps. In Fig. 4 rope is shown as inclosing the parcelcarrying space, but

' wire netting, canvas, fiber board, wooden clamps, their adjustabilityto any. section tit boards and similar means can be used with theseclamps and projections for inclosing the area desired.

Particular attention is called to the fact that in this device, theclamps with their projecting heads, can be used as parcel carrierswithout any intermediate inclosing means. The clamps will fit the,guards at any section. If it is desired to carry tent poles or a ladderon an automobile, the clamps can be attached to the apexesof the frontand rear guards, and the poles or lad-- der strapped to them, thusutilizing the top of the mud guards for carrying objects,

as well as the lower portions and the run ning board. The clampingsection having three arms, 4, 5 and 6, extending under the mud guard forthe greater portion of its width, the bight 7 conformin to the outerflange of the guard, and the c amping mem-- ber engaging the up ersurface of the guard being practlcally t e same length as the arms,makes the clamping device and gate holding member, when in operativeposition, as strong as the mud guard itself. A barrel of flour can becarr ed on an automobile with this-device; in fact its construction issuch as to be limited in strength, only by the strength of the guard. Inthis carrier everything that mi ht have a tendencyi to rattle is boltedtig t, and whether straps, ropes, metal bars or a gate of wood is usedas inclosin means, the carrier can be made, absolute y noiseless. Withthe use of theclamping and gate holding member l and the simllar device18, shown in Fig. 4, and the elimination of the third clamping andfolding member from oneof the guards, one-half only of the running boardcan be inclosed, if desired, as a parcel carrier, allowing ingress oregress from either side. The strength of these or the mud guards orrunning board, the

fact that common and convenient inclosing means, such as ropes, straps,etc., can be utilized, and the capacity of this carrier for bulkyarticles, give it a range of usefulness and adaptability, applicantbelieves, possessed by no other automobile luggage carrier.

Having thus described my invention, ll claim:

1. An automobile luggage carrier in comrod 19, provided with /binationwith a mud guard of an automobile, comprising a gate retaining andarticle holding member in form substantially an inverted U, means forfastening articles thereto, as an integral part thereof, alongitudinally extending section in equally spaced relation with thesides of said member and in the plane thereof, said section beingslightly shorter in length than said member, the ends of said sectionand said member carrying arms the ends of which lie in a planesubstantially at right angles thereto, a bight bein made in each arm toconform substantia y to the outer flange of the mud guard, the free endsof said arms ada ted to extend underneath said guard an to engage thelower periphery thereof for the greater portion of 1ts width, an l.shaped-member slidably connected with the inner surface of said section,adapted to afford support and adjustment to clamping means, means forbracing said L shape member, means for holding it in adjusted position,a winged bolt operating through said brace and said L shaped member,carrying on its. lower end a clamping member adapted to engage the upperperiphery of said ard.

2. autoinobile. luggage carrier comhead as set forth in claim 1,clampingly attached to a front mud uard of an automobile, another deviceof t e same construction oppositely located and clampingly attached to arear mud guard of an automo ile, a plurality of straps ektending betweensaid heads andattached thereto by hooks located adjacent the ends of thestraps, adapted to provide a ate for inclosingsections of the mud guar sand running board of an automobile.

3. An automobile luggage carrier comprising in combination with the,front and rear mud guards and running board of an automobile, two clampsand article holding heads constructed and located as set forth in claim2, intermediate means extending therebetween and attached thereto,adapted to inclose said mud guards and running board of an automobile,as a luggage care rler.

4. An automobile luggage carrier in combination with a running board ofan automobile, comprising a gate retainin article holding member in formsu stantially an inverted U, means for fastenin articles thereto, as anintegral part thereo a longitudinally extending section in equallyspaced relation with the sides of said member, in the plane thereof andof the same length, the ends of said section and said member carryingarms substantially at right angles thereto and adapted to extendunderneath said running board and to engage the lower surface thereoffor the greater portion of its width, an L shaped member slidablyconnected with the inner surface of said section, adapted to affordsupport and adjustment to clamping means, means for bracing said Lshaped member, means for holding it in adjusted position, a winged boltoperating through said brace and said L shaped member, carrying on itslower end and I a clampin member adapted to en age the upper surf ace ofsaid running boar 5. An automobile luggage carrier comprising incombination with the running oard and front and rear mud guards of anautomobile, two clamps and article holding heads constructed and locatedas set forth in claim 2, a support provided with a plurality of openin sconnected to the outer sides of said hea s, a third clamp and articleholding head constructed as set forth in claim 4, and clampinglyattached to said running board, a vertical support provided withaplurality of openings connected with and extending vertically from saidhead, said heads and supports adapted to hold means for inclosing therunning board and sections of the mud guards of an automobile.

ANDREW BARK.

